diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d905d72..aedcfb7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ import (
 	message "github.com/vjeantet/goldap/message"
 )
 
-func dnToConsul(dn string) string {
+func dnToConsul(dn string) (string, error) {
+	if strings.Contains(dn, "/") {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("DN %s contains a /", dn)
+	}
+
 	rdns := strings.Split(dn, ",")
 
 	// Reverse rdns
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ func dnToConsul(dn string) string {
 		rdns[i], rdns[j] = rdns[j], rdns[i]
 	}
 
-	return strings.Join(rdns, "/")
+	return strings.Join(rdns, "/"), nil
 }
 
 func consulToDN(pair *consul.KVPair) (string, string, []byte) {
@@ -173,7 +177,12 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func (server *Server) init() error {
-	pair, _, err := server.kv.Get(dnToConsul(server.config.Suffix)+"/attribute=objectClass", nil)
+	path, err := dnToConsul(server.config.Suffix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	pair, _, err := server.kv.Get(path+"/attribute=objectClass", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -227,7 +236,11 @@ func (server *Server) init() error {
 }
 
 func (server *Server) addElements(dn string, attrs Entry) error {
-	prefix := dnToConsul(dn)
+	prefix, err := dnToConsul(dn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for k, v := range attrs {
 		json, err := json.Marshal(v)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -243,7 +256,12 @@ func (server *Server) addElements(dn string, attrs Entry) error {
 }
 
 func (server *Server) getAttribute(dn string, attr string) ([]string, error) {
-	pair, _, err := server.kv.Get(dnToConsul(dn) + "/attribute=" + attr, nil)
+	path, err := dnToConsul(dn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pair, _, err := server.kv.Get(path + "/attribute=" + attr, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -256,9 +274,12 @@ func (server *Server) getAttribute(dn string, attr string) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 func (server *Server) objectExists(dn string) (bool, error) {
-	prefix := dnToConsul(dn) + "/"
+	prefix, err := dnToConsul(dn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
 
-	data, _, err := server.kv.List(prefix, nil)
+	data, _, err := server.kv.List(prefix + "/", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -343,9 +364,12 @@ func (server *Server) handleSearchInternal(state *State, w ldap.ResponseWriter,
 	if err != nil {
 		return ldap.LDAPResultInvalidDNSyntax, err
 	}
-	basePath := dnToConsul(baseObject) + "/"
+	basePath, err := dnToConsul(baseObject)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ldap.LDAPResultInvalidDNSyntax, err
+	}
 
-	data, _, err := server.kv.List(basePath, nil)
+	data, _, err := server.kv.List(basePath + "/", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ldap.LDAPResultOperationsError, err
 	}
@@ -354,7 +378,7 @@ func (server *Server) handleSearchInternal(state *State, w ldap.ResponseWriter,
 	if err != nil {
 		return ldap.LDAPResultOperationsError, err
 	}
-	log.Printf("in %s: %#v", basePath, data)
+	log.Printf("in %s: %#v", basePath + "/", data)
 	log.Printf("%#v", entries)
 
 	for dn, entry := range entries {
@@ -631,8 +655,12 @@ func (server *Server) handleDeleteInternal(state *State, r *message.DelRequest)
 	// TODO check user for permissions to write dn
 
 	// Check that this LDAP entry exists and has no children
-	path := dnToConsul(dn) + "/"
-	items, _, err := server.kv.List(path, nil)
+	path, err := dnToConsul(dn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ldap.LDAPResultInvalidDNSyntax, err
+	}
+
+	items, _, err := server.kv.List(path + "/", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ldap.LDAPResultOperationsError, err
 	}
@@ -655,7 +683,7 @@ func (server *Server) handleDeleteInternal(state *State, r *message.DelRequest)
 	}
 
 	// Delete the LDAP entry
-	_, err = server.kv.DeleteTree(path, nil)
+	_, err = server.kv.DeleteTree(path + "/", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ldap.LDAPResultOperationsError, err
 	}
@@ -712,7 +740,12 @@ func (server *Server) handleModifyInternal(state *State, r *message.ModifyReques
 	// TODO check user for permissions to write dn
 
 	// Retrieve previous values (by the way, check object exists)
-	items, _, err := server.kv.List(dnToConsul(dn) + "/attribute=", nil)
+	path, err := dnToConsul(dn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ldap.LDAPResultInvalidDNSyntax, err
+	}
+
+	items, _, err := server.kv.List(path + "/attribute=", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ldap.LDAPResultOperationsError, err
 	}